Re: Apple, IBM and PCs (Re: Apple, Jobs, and the irony of it)

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"PCUser" <netslacker@MSmustdie.com> wrote in message
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: Bill Garber wrote:
:
: > "Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@buckeye-express.com> wrote in
: > message 3FE27CD5.1FB66208@buckeye-express.com">news:3FE27CD5.1FB66208@buckeye-express.com...
: > : Bill Garber wrote:
: > : > "Exegete" <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote:
: > : > : 2. IBM did target the home market. Several times.
: > : > Again, those machines, short of the Jr, were ALL
targetting
: > : > the business market. I should know. I freaking used them,
: > : > AT WORK.
: > :
: > : Sorry to disagree with you, Bill.  The original IBM-PC had
64K
: > : and a cassette interface and was targeted at the Apple II
in
: > the
: > : home market.  Business users, seeing "IBM" on the case,
: > immediately
: > : purchased them and upgraded them to be usable in business.
: >
: > I know Paul, but that Roy has rubbed me the
: > wrong way for some time now and I just went
: > crazy. I hate know-it-all types and he strikes
: > me as that type and I can't tolerate it.
: > From now on, anyone who makes me nuts
: > will go on the blocked sender list and he's
: > there now. Constructive critism I can take,
: > such as you've displayed,
:
: How is Paul's disagreement with you any different from Roy's?
That is,
: how is proving you were wrong by Paul more "constructive" than
being
: proven wrong by Roy?

Simply this. Paul has viewed my statements as they are,
my opinion. Then he proceeded to "disagree" with that
opinion. Roy viewed my statements as factual and considered
them merely mistakes, and attempted to correct me. Even your
post shows more respect for your fellow computerists. There
are those who care to share opinions and facts and those just
out to upgrade their own sense of accomplishment by merely
downgrading anothers views, and this is the bare truth. My
view on personable behavior is what is in question here, not
who was first, the IBM or Apple.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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